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The Mall That Knew the Whole East Valley
For decades, Fiesta Mall sat at the heart of Mesa like it belonged there. The place opened in 1979, but the story started much earlier, back when Sears still anchored entire neighborhoods and retail planning shaped whole city corridors.
Designed by Architectonics, the mall didn’t just arrive on the scene; it helped set the scene. With 150 stores at its peak, five department-store anchors, and a layout that reflected the bold scale of late-70s commercial development, it pulled in shoppers from far outside Mesa…